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Shoals is a tiny town of 679 people in Martin County, Indiana. It's about 37 miles from Bloomington, IN and 71 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $540 a month.
679people
$152kTypical home
$540/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 679
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 372 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Louisville, KY
- 37 mi to Bloomington, IN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$955/mo)
- Median rent $540/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to EVV airport
- 67 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 463 ft
- 510 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+61 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.